Description Ural and Volga region, Russia

At the junction of two continents - Europe and Asia - is the Ural region, one of the most important tourist and resort regions of the country. Ancient mountains - the most brilliant natural features of the region, they create a unique image of the Urals. Wonderful scenery, clear water, sandy beaches of lakes, lots of berries, mushrooms, fish will travel to the Ural unforgettable.

In the heart of Russia, at the junction of two continents - Europe and Asia - is the Ural region, one of the most important tourist and resort regions of the country. It covers the Ural mountains (except for its northern part), as well as the Urals and Trans-Urals within Perm, Sverdlovsk, Chelyabinsk and Orenburg regions, the republics of Bashkortostan and Komi-Perm National District.

Ural has an advantageous central position and with other regions of Russia connected with the development of the transport network. Southern and Northern Trans-Siberian Railway Ural associated with the Center. Fifteen - two thousand miles separate the Urals city of Moscow, and with a population of over a million people each: Perm, Ufa, Yekaterinburg, Chelyabinsk. Northern Railway connects directly to the Urals, with St. Petersburg, the distance to which a little more than two thousand kilometers. In the major cities of the region have airports. Out of Perm on the Kama can go down to the boat in the Volga region. Traveling by train from Moscow to the Urals city will take 22 - 36 hours on a plane for 1 - 3 hours you can fly to any city in the European part of Russia and Siberia. Swimming at the boat from Perm to close Volga port takes 1,5 - 2 days.

Northern Urals extends to the east-west segment r.Schugor. The mountainous region is wider and the high than the Middle Urals (1600 m). Area of the mountain area of the Northern Urals (90000 square kilometers) in 1,5 times higher than the other two districts of the territory. For tourists are especially attractive areas to the north of the upper Vishery. Administrative district covers the northern part of the Perm and Sverdlovsk regions, part of the Komi Republic along and Khanty-Mansi National District.

Southern Urals extends from the southern east-west section of the White River to the headwaters of the river Ufa (r.Ufaley). This is the largest (up to 150 km from east to west) part of the Ural Mountains. Up to 10 mountain ranges stretch parallel with the north-east to south-west, gradually bending to the south. On the eastern slope of the Ural mountain range stretches conventional border between the two parts of the world - Europe and Asia. Southern Urals located on the territory of the Republic of Bashkortostan (South) and the Chelyabinsk region.